Why is Alia Bhatt discussing boyfriend matters with SRK in public?

Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt will be sharing screen space for the very first time in Gauri Shinde's second directorial endeavor Dear Zindagi and the duo got into an animated chat on Twitter.

News has it that SRK will play Alia's mentor in the film, who guides her through the highs and lows of her life and the twosome lately posted a few pictures, on the micro-blogging site, to set the mood of the film.